Play-basedlearningResearchindicatestheimportantroleofplayinchildren’sdevelopment.Butplay“doesmorethanstimulatephysical,social-emotional,andcreativedevelopment.Playisalsotheprimarymeansbywhichchildrenexploretheworld,investigateitsproperties,andbuildanunderstandingabouthowtheworldworks.”(Hoisington,2013)Usingfunandappropriateplaybasededucationalideas,MMOstaffstrategicallyextendplayintoalldomainsoflearning.Hoisington,Cynthia.“EarlychildhoodNEWS-ArticleReadingCenter.”N.p.,n.d.Web.26Nov.2013.

OurMissionMMOPreschoolProgramsprovidesnurturingearly-childhoodeducationthroughdifferentiatedinstruction,lowteacher/childratiosandaprofessional,caringstaff.Throughahands-ondevelopmentallyappropriateapproach,MMOfosterscooperativeskills,growingindependenceandcelebratestheuniquenessofeachchild.Webelievepartnershipwithfamiliesisessentialtofosteringthesocial,emotional,intellectualandphysicaldevelopmentofeachchild.MMOProgramsisacommunityoutreachofFirstCongregationalChurch.

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Over30yearsagotheFirstCongregationalChurchofMontclairestablishedMMOProgramsasanon-sectarian,non-profitchild-careandnurseryschoolprogram.MMOProgramsisuniqueinthatitoffersextendedhoursofcare(7:30a.m.to6:30p.m.)whilemaintainingarich,engagingpreschoolcurriculum.Ourlowadulttochildratiosandprofessional,experiencedstaffofferinvaluableindividualattentionforeachchild.Classesareconstructedin

TheMMOStaffdifference:Ofteningroupcare,childrenarenotaffordedindividualattention.AtMMO,yourchildisavaluedmemberoftheclasscommunity.Ourstaffrecognizesthewholechildandunderstandslearningisorganic.Workinginpartnershipwithfamilies,ourteachersandsupportstaffcontinuallyidentifythechangingneedsofeachchildandtogetherfacilitatemeaningfulschoolexperiences.MMOunderstandsthevalueofsupportingarefreshed,skilledstaff.Ourcalendarallowstimeforprofessionaldevelopmentaswellaswork/homebalance.“Ongoingprofessionaldevelopmentkeepsteachersup-to-dateonnewresearchonhowchildrenlearn,emergingtechnologytoolsfortheclassroom,newcurriculumresources,andmore.”**”WhyIsTeacherDevelopmentImportant?”BecauseStudentsDeservetheBest.”Edutopia.Web.06Dec213.

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developmentallearningsequenceswithinalargerpeersocialcontext.Thisallowschildrentoexploreandlearnthroughdiscoverywhiledevelopingself-confidenceandawareness.MMOunderstandsparents’varyingscheduleneeds.Whetheryouarelookingforafewhourseachmorningorfulldayeveryday,MMOassuresyourchildwillreceivearich,high-qualityearlylearningexperience.MMOisfully-licensedbytheStateofNewJersey.